Breakfast Beat: Pannenkoeken

Breakfast is my favorite meal of the day, so I am always on the look-out for interesting morning comestibles. Pannenkoeken Cafe, a tiny venue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood offer up Dutch pancakes as their specialty. I had a vegetarian option that allowed me three choices out of asparagus, broccoli, mushroom, spinach, onion, green pepper, red pepper, and tomato. My plate arrived with the vegetables arranged in such a painterly fashion that I was loathe to take fork and knife to the plate-sized creamy crepe. Good thing I did because it was delicious. The cafe serves a good selection of breakfast fare including omelets, French toast and regular buttermilk pancakes, but make sure someone at the table orders a sweet or savory “pannenkoeken.” You won’t be sorry. The cafe, technically part of the Lincoln Square mall, has an entrance on Western however. What is “bon appetit” in Dutch?